That was the smartest continuity video I’ve ever saw thank you

Running 6 years now and you are still teaching us, awsome tip, will be doing this on my eng harness this weekend. Thank you sir !!

Been racking my brain for weeks trying to find the issue with my son’s 2016 Kia Soul high mount stop light and this was magic!!! Found the hidden break in the ground wire in 2 minutes!

Absolutely a great tip for finding the break in a wire. Saves a ton of time and frustration. I don't know why I didn't think of doing this on my own. It's so simple! Thanks for sharing.

Guys like this are getting harder and harder to find. Thanks for the enlightenment! 👍🇱🇷👏

I know you said it's basic, but it's not for some of us, so thank you for sharing a comprehensive video of the basics - this was VERY helpful!

This is one of the best automotive videos I have seen on You tube! I am having an electrical issue with my truck now, this is how I found your video. A thousand thank yous!!!

Since that tips is nice,and the voice who teaching is honest in giving his skill,i gave this video a like,and thank you to the man..

@argustigreal5972

5 жыл бұрын

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@travisingram3907

3 жыл бұрын

U good

Thanks Rusty , for sharing your knowledge . especially the finger nail tip . although whole video was spot on. great for helping others save on the cost of those new expensive cables !

A way more simple way of explaining it than any other video I’ve watched and makes a lot more sense too

I don't even know why I continued to watch this video to get to the thumbnail part but damn I am glad that I did. I thought it was just a video on basic continuity but that thumbnail trick is some seriously valuable stuff! Thank you very much for posting that

Awesome trick using thumb nail to locate the break in the wire and way cheaper than one of those annoying devices that beeped until it locates the break. Thank you for this gem . I've watched so many videos where they over explain everything and I end up more confused than I was before their video.

Now ive got to find the break in a door harness with almost no space to work. Amazing video! Never would have guessed this !!❤

I am 78 years old and have worked on a lot of vehicles, but honestly that is the first time I have seen that tip with the thumb nail. Great tip indeed, yes you can teach an old dog new tricks. Just curious, what would cause those wires to break like that, it is stranded wire. I can see solid wires breaking but then again you don't see solid wires in vehicles. Thanks for sharing....Ken

@Rusty411

7 жыл бұрын

it is the wire they use now in everything it as weak as a coat hanger if it bend back and forth or even vibration it breaks clean it's stranded 18 gauge wire it's all low voltage 5 volt so they use small wire cheap wire on everything

@Rusty411

7 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching sir

@mohabiraq1

6 жыл бұрын

Vibration

@Spitfireseven

4 жыл бұрын

One good overstressed yank will do it. The plastic cover stretched, the wire won't! Haha!

@swee78

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rusty411 absolutely, vibration even on a small 3 cylinder engine (along with poor routing without enough strain relief) and the wires will just fatigue break in as little as 15K miles.

Probably the best informative video in real life action, thank you for sharing this!

That was a great, practical tip. You have the best meter, Fluke. That thumbnail tip was fabulous.

Just came across this video for the first time, really helpful tip, as I am currently diagnosing some possible wiring harness failures and can't pinpoint the break based off of looks alone. Thank you for posting!

Great bush mechanic tip. A solder joint would have been the icing on the cake but again great trick for an old dog like me. Keep up the great work. 👍🇦🇺

i know you say its basics. but its good to see the little tricks from the guys in the field figuring stuff out. this is why i go to you tube, to get the other guys idea and maybe save time and learn some simple stuff. thanks for the thumb nail trick. been chasing a dead wire on my boat trailer. was about to just install a new harness. but now armed with a good way. i can hopefully save some money.

Excellent tip. Thanks for taking the time to make this.

Thanks for the video. Trying to troubleshoot a possible broken wire on ics sensor for my atv. KZread is great for these fix it videos.

THANK YOU BRO! This is Legendary and under rated information for real men. Cheers to all the MEN out there, we meet again! Not those "thirst" videos for simps. Just real info for real men.

True working man's hands... Practical and concise tip, thank you, I will be implementing this rewiring my rv.

I like that thumbnail trick. I had a no crank problem with my XJ after I bought it and couldn't find the problem to save my life. Finally bought a FSM and traced it down to the wire between the clutch safety switch and the starter relay. I never did find the break. Was lazy and spliced in a new wire next to the connectors and ran it through the firewall... Ain't pretty, but it still works.

@Rusty411

7 жыл бұрын

sometimes that's what you have to do man if it works it works thanks for watching

thanks for sharing your knowledge. its tips like this that you only learn from years of experience and understanding of your trade. much appreciated ill be sending you good vibes from texas.

Thank you my friend! You are an artist. This is once again proof positive why you should do what you love. There is a job for how you are wired. When you have an artist in any field that loves what they do, what a pleasure it is a to watch an artist at his craft! Bravo

Thanks for the tip. I`m retired from working as mechanic in new car dealer and truck lease company. Lotta broken wires on trucks. New stuff can have bad wires from the supplier too.

So how do you check continuity where you don’t have access to one end? For example a wire got pulled while you were dropping the transmission and forgot to unplug a sensor but unsure if the wire was stretched to the point where it broke inside the jacket...

Excellent demo. Simple but one doesn’t think for quick testing .👍

Thank you for this bit of knowledge along with your helpful tips!! Very good to know!

Thats a really good trick! I've never thougt of running my nail across the wire. Thanks alot, keep up the good work man ☺

That’s awesome. Thanks for taking the time out to record and post it!

Good video Rusty, this testing is also useful when changing wiring harnesses when the wiring color doesn't match both sides of the plug.

That video is a classic learned a lot today.

Great tip and well explained. Thanks for taking the time to do this.

1010 man, much appreciated, i do love having knowledge like this at my fingertips

Like other commentors before said, it doesn't matter how old you are you can still learn from younger people, cheers Mate, Paul UK

Awesome video bro been beating my head trying to find an open circuit for 2 weeks on my transmission 👍

This was really helpful. Let's you know that visual inspection isn't completely enough. Thanks!

Thanks for taking the time and effort to share this great tip.

Never heard of this one! Good teaching. Thanks from Texas.

Brilliant tip and the Southern accent made it extra special 👍🏻

Nice fault-finding method. Clever.

What a great way to diagnose a problem. Thank You!

This Guy knows his stuff. I like this guy!!!

Great video. I am looking for a chewed wire in my motorcycle after winter storage. Your vid showed up at the top of the search ! Thanks.

Awsome thumbnail move!! Never knew. Glad for this video!!!

It goes to show you that if you want to know something useful ask the man who's been doing it for years with practical experience.

@daveoverbey2032

6 жыл бұрын

You are so right as it so many people think they know it all & don't know shit

Loved it Thank you very much for sharing it Take care and have a great day From Nick Ayivor from London England UK 🇬🇧

Really smart solution! Its way harder to fix things than just replace em.

that was great thank you 3 years later

I will now forever know of this fingernail trick thanks to you. Excellent tip!

Thank you sir for your trick of the trade! God bless

Excellent suggestion good communication skills, nice work.

All those years as kid using my fingernails like that to strip small speaker wire for my stereo has finally paid off lol Thanks for sharing!

This is good. Now to test my tail light on my bike. Cheers, man.

Awesome tips! I'm having to wire a Linhai 300 and CRX. These tips will greatly help.

watching it on a side of a dirt road learning how to troubleshoot this vanagon I'm broken down into. thanks for tips

I like that trick with the thumb nail man I'm glad I watched this video now I'm about to start working on my dads old truck to fix the AC in it and we know its a wiring problem cause we changed out every thing so ill be sure to use that trick thanks man

Man. Good on you. I really appreciatie the tip. Gonna help me find a short in my boat igniting. Thanks again.

Great video, thanks for sharing the tip to finding broken wires.

Good evening my friend and nice to meet you! It's an awesome video and i enjoyed watching it. My vehicle (2003 Dodge Caravan Se V6 3.3) is giving me a (P0201-Injector Circuit/Open Cylinder 1) code and i have a (2003 POWERTRAIN DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES book for town & country, caravan and voyager) that shows on page 88-89 test procedures to follow and apply. So far i have applied (test 1) and (test 2) and im on (test 3) now and im stuck on not being able to follow and apply it cause im not grasping and understanding it at all. This is test 3 Turn the ignition off. Disconnect the Fuel Injector harness connector. Remove the ASD Relay from the IPM. Turn the ignition on. Jumper the Fused B+ circuit and the ASD Relay Output circuit in the IPM. (This part im lost) Using a 12-volt test light connected to ground, probe the (K342) ASD Relay Output circuit. Does the test light illuminate brightly? Yes Go To 4 No Repair the open in the (K342) ASD Relay Output circuit. Perform POWERTRAIN VERIFICATION TEST VER-5. This is a video of me following and applying (test 2-@ and in that video it shows the pages in the book from page 88-89 and pages 312-314 for code (P0201-Injector Circuit/Open Cylinder 1). Are you able to please make a video showing me how to perform all of these test procedures so it can help me grasp and understand to where im able to apply the test procedures from all those pages?

Rusty, you're an American hero.

very good video comes from a pro in his field like you master. thank you very much sir

Great tip if you dont have a cable tracker and the wires arent to terribly long. Thanks!

Thanks for sharing a valuable tip.

a veery good video and clear instructions, thanks. young Rusty top tips

In my experience, broken wires are pretty rare, unless it's running between moving parts, like the taillight harness to the boot lid, or speakers & window winders in doors. Opening and closing these things flexes the wire till it eventually breaks from metal fatigue. It's more an older car problem IME. The more usual continuity issue is the connection between wire & plug contacts, or the contacts themselves. If it's a high current circuit, there may have been enough heat to distort the plastic plug right at the problem contacts. So, that can be a clue, but not always. The reason for the loss if continuity between wire & plug pin is generally corrosion/oxidation of the wire or the pin. Sometimes the pin may not have been crimped tightly so the air & moisture got to the metal building up oxides between the surfacers. You can often get something working again with some Deoxit contact spray, but it's not 100% over time. Deoxit is a good product that lasts longer (often a lot longer) than most any other contact cleaner, but it's really just sweeping the problem under the carpet. If you want to preserve the original plug routing, occasionally you may be able to repair the connection but taking the pins out crimping harder or soldering the wire to the pin. However, the more sure way is cut the old pins away and install a new connector that bypasses the original plug entirely. If you want to test continuity through a plug, you can either disconnect the plug either side of the suspect one & probe the exposed contacts, or you can push sewing pins through the wire insulation & conductor & use those to probe. Just remember to remove the pins after because shorts are not fun for anyone but spectators.

Simple but awesome tip

Great video thank you very much sir

Thanks for this, saved me a headache

Thank you for the tips trick used the finger thumb to find out the broken wire !!!👍👌👏

I've gotta figure out how to test door wires but your "find the break" trick was pretty slick man fuck yeah

Really helpful man,I have a 99 Honda 450 ES wire harness to go through.I have an idea it’s my fan wires but I’m gonna check some other stuff too so thanks for the info

OUTSTANDING! Most Excellent!

Good video good sound good photography , love wiggle test and the fingernail tip test , a

Brilliant 👏, I knew it will be excellent cos you own a Fluke...Brilliant tip.

Thank you so much Rusty for taking time and showing this badass trick brother Cat equipment is notorius for this bullshit

Wow, you are a genius. What a great tip. Thank you kind sir.

You're a smart craftsman. Great video

The thumbnail trick was great. Thanks for that.

Rusty, Happy new Year God bless you Sir that was an awesome way to find those breaks in the wires and reading comments you also mentioned the cheap wires been used and vibration causes as well thank you so much for this information.

Thanks for posting. Great tip. 👍

Amazing tip friend. Much appreciated.

Thanks .very good stuff, never think the wire would do that.

Hell yeah. Great tip! Thanks

Nice tips man thanks 😊.! I appreciate the hell out of the vid.!

Cheers mate, really helpful video. I’m trying to learn some of the basics 👍🏻

Thank you very much ,you save a lot time and money..keep the good work

HVAC here,💥boom💥good stuff 👍🏽👍🏽

I've got a 40 ton excavator with 10k hours .. now we're talking vibration digging in rock .. I've got some work ahead of me chasing down breaks with the codes showing up ..thanks for the info

Thanks for the tip I work on motorcoaches with miles of wiring

This guy just made day ... I would like to buy him a BEER ..

Nice tip. Many thanks for sharing,

Excellent video! Very helpful, thank you I appreciate, you are sharing your knowledge.

Great teaching!

Brilliant tip. Thank you.

Great wire Diag video. Never used the thumbnail method

The tip with the finger nail...awesome!

Thank you so much you just opened up so much opportunity for me

@Montrealeasy

2 жыл бұрын

Hope I pass my electrical ignition test